Football Preview: Monticello Billies vs. Forrest City Mustangs
The Monticello Billies will take on the Forrest City Mustangs at 6:55 p.m. on Friday. Monticello will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Monticello earned a 35-28 win over DeWitt.
Meanwhile, everything went Forrest City's way against Central Arkansas Christian on Friday as Forrest City made off with a 36-14 victory.
Kevin Young continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Forrest City: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 3-5 otherwise.
Forrest City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Forrest City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of D'Arius Tripp and Vonterrious Williams.
Monticello has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.8 points per game. As for Forrest City, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
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